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2 giorni fa · 12 Years a Slave is a 2013 biographical drama film directed by Steve McQueen from a screenplay by John Ridley, based on the 1853 slave memoir Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, an African American man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C. by two conmen in 1841 and sold into slavery.
3 giorni fa · The film tells the story of Solomon Northup, a free African American man from New York, who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in 1841. For 12 years, he endured the brutal conditions of slavery on plantations in Louisiana before finally regaining his freedom.
20 giu 2024 · It first aired on PBS in 1984 as Solomon Northup’s Odyssey, reached a wider audience the following year when it was repeated as an installment of American Playhouse, and made its video debut under the title Half Slave, Half Free.
12 giu 2024 · Based on the autobiographical narrative (1853) of Solomon Northup, the film chronicles the grueling experiences of slavery and the dehumanizing effects of human bondage on everyone involved.
3 giorni fa · This first edition features a frontispiece portrait of Solomon Northup, portraying him as enslaved. One hundred and sixty years later, in 2013, the film version of Northup’s story—directed by Steve McQueen and adapted by John Ridley—won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
25 giu 2024 · While that doesn’t seem like much, considering the awards began in 1927, the South does have stories to tell. 2013’s Best Picture winner, “12 Years a Slave,” masterfully and tragically retold Solomon Northup’s harrowing experience as a free man who was sold into slavery in the pre-Civil War South.
7 giu 2024 · Solomon Northup’s harrowing memoir of his experiences as a free black man kidnapped and sold into slavery was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film directed by Steve McQueen. The film’s powerful performances and unflinching portrayal of slavery earned it critical acclaim.
